# Rishikesh, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Dehradun, Uttarakhand 

# Rishikesh

Rishikesh is a sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. At the 2011 Census it had **260,343 people**, 7 towns and 88 villages (87 inhabited). The largest village is Hrishikesh (34,775 people).

- 260,343people (2011)
- 88villages
- 7towns
- 85.3%literacy

## Population of Rishikesh compared with Dehradun

■ Rishikesh · ■ Dehradun district

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**889

Working population ****33.2%**

**34.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rishikesh

Of every 100 households in Rishikesh in 2011, 96 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Rishikesh · ■ Dehradun district

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**12%

Tap water ****72%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**23%

Use banking services ****84%**

**84%

Television ****85%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**15%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****73%**

**76%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Rishikesh

- Rishikesh70,499 people
- Haripur Kalan10,367 people
- Pratitnagar9,564 people
- Virbhadra IDPL8,580 people
- Kharak mafi8,404 people
- Rishikesh8,033 people
- Gumaniwala6,953 people

## Largest villages in Rishikesh

- Hrishikesh · 34,775 people
- Mazri Grant · 9,620 people
- Jauligrant · 9,297 people
- Athhoorwala · 7,444 people
- Shyampur · 7,052 people
- Raiwala · 6,558 people
- Shiddar Wala · 5,291 people
- Rani Pokhari Grant · 4,744 people
- Bhaniya Wala · 4,572 people
- Kanhar Wala · 3,739 people
- Barkot Mafi · 3,050 people
- Garhimay Chak · 2,617 people
- Khairi Khurd · 2,413 people
- Sahab Nagar · 2,392 people
- Ramnagar Danda · 2,086 people
- Gohri Mafi · 2,050 people

[All 88 villages in Rishikesh →](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/rishikesh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Rishikesh?88 (87 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Rishikesh in?Dehradun district, Uttarakhand
- What is the population of Rishikesh?260,343 (Census 2011)